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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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